EXCISION MARGIN INDICATION CODE

An indication of whether the excision margin was clear of the Tumour and if so, by how much, during a Cancer Care Spell .

Description

An indication of whether the excision margin was clear of the Tumour and if so, by how much, during a Cancer Care Spell.

Note: This item does not adhere to NHS England Data Design Principles but cannot be changed for this version of the data set as it is included in the Royal College of Pathologists data set only. It should not be used in any other data set until the Data Design Principles are met.

National Codes

Code Description
01 Excision margins are clear (distance from margin not stated)
02

Excision margins are clear (Tumour greater than 5mm from the margin)

03

Excision margins are clear (Tumour greater than 1mm but less than or equal to 5mm from the margin)

04 Tumour

is less than or equal to 1mm of excision margin, but does not reach margin
05 Tumour

reaches exision margin
06 Uncertain (Unable to give a definitive answer)
07 Margin not involved - equal to or greater than 1mm
08 Margin not involved less than 1mm
09 Margin not involved 1-5mm

Also Known As

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Formerly EXCISION MARGIN
Plural EXCISION MARGIN INDICATION CODES